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Marketplace vs Inventory in Indian E-Commerce: Why Classification Continues to Drive Compliance

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India’s e-commerce sector has evolved from early-stage digital marketplaces operating as neutral intermediaries to sophisticated, vertically integrated ecosystems combining logistics, data analytics, private labels and algorithm-driven pricing. This evolution has enabled scale and efficiency, but has simultaneously blurred the traditional boundaries between platform intermediation and direct retail. In this landscape, the distinction between a “marketplace […]

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TR - Legal Updates - March 02, 2026 to March 14, 2026

Legal Briefs: Bi-Weekly Legal Updates (Volume 2, Issue 13 – March 02, 2026 – March 14, 2026)

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Synergia Legal is bringing to you a fortnightly compilation of digestible summaries of key legal developments and case laws impacting the business, commercial and economic landscape in India: Corporate Laws 1. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a general circular introducing the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (February 24, 2026): The MCA, through General

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Negotiating Enterprise SaaS Contracts: Risk Allocation, Procurement Leverage and Governance Discipline

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In the early stages of growth, most software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) ventures contract on their own subscription term, concise agreements built around standard access rights, pricing tiers, basic service levels and a capped liability construct aligned with annual fees. The commercial discussion typically centres on scope, implementation timelines and payment cycles. Legal risk, while present, remains proportionate

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Beyond Majority Rule: Control, Veto Power and Fairness in Indian Private Companies (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part III)

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Company law is traditionally anchored in the principle of shareholder democracy. Those who hold the majority of voting rights determine the company’s course; resolutions are passed by numerical strength; and management ultimately derives legitimacy from shareholder approval. The Companies Act, 2013 reflects this architecture. Section 47 of the Companies Act, 2013 confers voting rights upon

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SaaS Agreement and its key considerations in the Indian context

SaaS Subscription Agreements: Structural Risks Indian Startups Cannot Overlook

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In the Indian startup ecosystem, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) subscription agreements are frequently treated as “industry standard” documents, downloaded, lightly modified, and deployed with minimal structural scrutiny. Founders often rely on templates sourced from US or European precedents, competitor websites, or investor-provided formats. While commercially convenient, this approach creates a fundamental misalignment: the agreement appears familiar, yet

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Legal treatment of SaaS in India

SaaS Under Indian Law: Service, Software or Licence?

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Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) has achieved near-universal commercial acceptance as a dominant software delivery model. In market practice, SaaS offerings are routinely described, and often contractually labelled, as the provision of “services”. This shorthand, while convenient, creates an illusion of legal certainty that Indian law does not fully support. Unlike several mature digital jurisdictions, Indian law does

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Fiduciary responsibilities of directors under the Indian companies laws.

Directors and the Board: Corporate Stewardship under Indian Company Law (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part II)

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Indian company law understands the Board of Directors not merely as a managerial organ, but as an institution of corporate stewardship. At its core, stewardship reflects the idea that directors exercise power in trust, for the company as a distinct legal person, and not as proprietors of corporate authority. This distinction is critical, particularly in

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Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways in India: Understanding the Regulatory Divide

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India’s digital payments ecosystem has evolved from a facilitator-led model to a systemically important financial infrastructure. As transaction volumes scale and intermediaries increasingly sit between payers and merchants, the regulatory lens has decisively shifted from technology enablement to funds custody and settlement risk. This shift is most visible in the regulatory treatment of “Payment Aggregators”

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A Regulatory Overview of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India

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A Prepaid Payment Instrument(“PPI”) is a regulated payment instrument that facilitates the purchase of goods and services against a pre-funded value stored on such instrument or accessible through it. Under the regulatory framework issued by the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), a PPI represents value paid for by the holder in advance and enables payment

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